The Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE), which consumed 5 lakh tonne of cement and 1 lakh tonne of steel, is going to be completed in a record time of about 500 days against a target of 910 days. The expressway will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 29. Here are some facts about the new road.

The Maharashtra State Road Development Corp (MSRDC), the nodal agency for the project, opened the financial bids submitted by qualified contractors to construct 13 out of 16 packages of the 700-km long NMSCE.

In a letter to Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh sought his intervention in the matter to facilitate better connectivity and smooth commute for the people.

These include five in Tamil Nadu, four in West Bengal, two each in Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra and one each in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Goa besides one jointly in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

The apex court took exception to the 135-km Expressway, which envisages signal-free connectivity between Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gautam Budh Nagar (Greater Noida) and Palwal, not being thrown open to the public.

Launched on June 25, 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AMRUT promises 1.39 crore water connections by March 2020, improved sewerage, storm water drainage projects, parks and green spaces and LED streetlights with a total outlay of Rs 77,640 crore.